Former Dolphins player explains why Don Shula didn't like Bill Belichick

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On Monday, Don Shula, the coach who has won the most games in NFL history (328), passed away at the age of 90.

Bill Belichick is currently third with 273 and it seems like the Patriots coach would like to top Shula before he retires. With that in mind, in the last few years Shula made it known he wasn't exactly a huge fan of Belichick.

Speaking on the D.A. Show Tuesday, former Dolphins player Dick Anderson explained why Shula never liked Belichick.

“He called Belichick, ‘Belicheat,’" Anderson said. "He was straight forward. He was, ‘This is how we have to do it and these are the rules and this is how we’re going to follow them.’ He didn’t like, I think the people that didn’t follow the rules — and he did. He was a man, and we kind of laugh about it, but he would go to mass every morning on the way to practice and then he would yell at us the whole time.”

Belichick released a statement Monday saying Shula was "the standard for consistency and leadership in the NFL."

Statement from #Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick on the passing of Don Shula: https://t.co/Qx6SzsGbsw pic.twitter.com/KSARlkda4Y

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) May 4, 2020